Neutral Corner Boxing 2/19
Excellent show put on by Kelly Pavlik and Jermaine Taylor in Las Vegas. It showed that a tactical fight can be compelling and exciting. Taylor's change of style for the rematch really worked to his advantage. He made it close but couldn't quite make it happen, as the judges went unanimously for Kelly. I had the fight scored 115-113 for Pavlik. I was doing the international telecast of the fight, and my partner on the broadcast, Doug Fischer of Maxboxing had Pavlik ahead by one point at the finish. Pavlik's next defense of the title will probably come against either John Duddy or Felix Trinidad. As for Taylor, he definitely should continue, and I'd love to see him in the ring against Edison Miranda........Not to take anything away from Fernando Montiel who was sharp and accurate, but Martin Castillo looked like a shot fighter to me......Judge Doug Tucker's card favoring Jose Navarro 120-108 over Christian Mijares may have been the single worst job of scoring a fight I've ever seen. Mijares was completely dominant, busted up Navarro and won easily on ringsiders cards. I just can't imagine what Tucker was seeing....Next big one comin' up, the March 1 bout between Israel Vasquez and Rafael Marquez.



